Professor Devine and Her Colleagues Are Interested in Assessing Whether

question 13

Multiple Choice

Professor Devine and her colleagues are interested in assessing whether active versus passive play causes a preference for sweet or salty foods in toddlers. They assign groups of children to either an active play, passive play, or no play group and record their food choices when presented with a variety of sweet and salty foods. In this study, ________ is the independent variable and ________ is the control group.

• A) active play; passive play
• B) food choice; no play
• C) no play; type of play
• D) type of play; no play

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